WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A Bridgeport, Ohio woman has admitted to her role in a crack cocaine distribution operation, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.
Faith Diane Leasure, age 22, pled guilty to one count of “Aiding and Abetting the Distribution of Crack Cocaine." Leasure admitted to selling crack cocaine in Ohio County in August 2016.
Leasure faces up to 20 years incarceration and a fine of up to $1,000,000. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed will be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
Assistant U.S. Attorney David J. Perri is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Ohio Valley Drug & Violent Crime Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.
U. S. Magistrate Judge James E. Seibert presided.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
